I'm getting paid $10 to wash and wax new cars at a Nissan dealership

Actually the cranking pressure can be a good thing and it's maybe the reason you can make 54hr. The dealer has probably tried this internally and it’s become to costly thus a headache. Have you ever seen how slow a employee moves that makes minium wage? A key is to get into a dealership and find out what the “true� cost of doing business is per hour, per employee? Most dealerships in our area run $50hr.
 
What about mixing AIO/h2o and just drying afterwards? Not sure how effertive it would be as a protectant though.
 
Well it takes about 16 mins to ONRW and OCW a midsize car for 1 person





Scottwax said:
Where did you get those numbers?



1 gallon of ONR = 128 washes for $34, or 26.6 cents per wash

1 gallon of OCW = probably around 200 wax jobs at least for $32, or 16 cents per wax job
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just bad math on my part, Scott
 
In the past at dealerships when I was working for a production detail company we used the cheapest liquid wax our distributor sold. Sometimes we would apply a very thin layer by using a DeWalt ROB similar to a PC with a black waffle pad wet, it ring it out, throw some wax on the pad and go non stop around the vehicle. Other times we would just wet a towel, ring it out, put some wax on it, and go around the vehicle.



This is very cheap.

Not rcomended for retail.
 
602rwtq said:
fresh off the truck. I need to do it as quickly and cheaply as possible. What's the VERY quickest and cheapest way to get a layer of wax on these vehicles? I need a wax that is easy on and easy off, and have a Cyclo with microfiber bonnets if that's the quickest way to remove the wax.
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Tell the dealer, thanks but you are booked till 2033. Then kick him in the b@lls for talking to you like you are a kid.



My shop was union many moons ago and I had to pay the union $19.00 per hour per clean-up boy. I also supplied a building with $20,000 per month rent, uniforms, and all of the chemicals these guys could steal. The 2 clean-up boys worked at making new cars look used all day for me. But with all of their breaks, lunch, rehab, days off, pay garnish, and other bullshiit, I really only got 100 new car delivery preps out of them per month. The cars sat with the cosmoline on them until they were sold. (transit tape was not around back then) I also had to use a local detailer to get my 40 used cars per month ready.



YOU DO THE MATH>



I also want to add, you will be the fisrt "luxury" to go if they have a bad month.
 
Spilchy said:
You can remove plastic covering on the seats, fenders, and hood, plus vaccum the interior, clean the windows, and wash the car in 30 minutes?! $54 an hour to do this to two cars? Jeez, I'm in the wrong business!



What product are you using to remove the cosmoline before you wash it? What products are you using to wash the car and dress the tires?



If you are already doing this for a dealer, you have to be getting your produts somewhere since you are able to calculate your cost per car. Why don't you just get a spray wax from the place where you get your other supplies? What spray products do they have?



To answer your question, any decent spray wax can go on windows, plastic, trim, etc...



Sparkle Auto sells Eagle One Wax As U Dry for $17.99 a gallon. I'd use that since you apply it while drying the car. Seems to be the cheapest of all the recommendations and a more effective use of your time. You mentioned you used a chamois. You'll need a microfiber drying towel instead.
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80% of the time, the plastic wrapping is off the exterior of the car already. Vacuuming a new car goes quickly. They have an automated car wash. So I can average 2 cars an hour under such conditions.



They've tried using lot attendants for this, but the attendants consistently make mistakes: smeared windows, dry spots on dressed tires, missed glue lines, wax on the trim, etc.



Adding a little degreaser to my wash soap removes 95% of the glue lines. If I spot any glue lines left over, adhesive remover removes them quickly.



Thanks for the recommendations. I'll spray wax the car as it dries and dry with microfibers. That's a lot of towels, though. Up goes my laundry bill!
 
Five Star said:
purchasing optimum by the gallon



ONRW is about .47 cents a wash bucket,



OCW is roughly around .75 cents per car
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Why are you over using product.



One ounce per car is all you need.



I come up with .23 cents per product...



$9.54 cents per car, 2 an hour. Pretty good to me!!!
 
Some hardworking guy pays $50,000 for a new car and we have some 17 year old kid getting payed $10 a pop to wash it...wonderful.
 
When i worked at ford we would bucket wash,quick clay the vehicle, and apply a coat of BC-2 from automagic. Its an easy on easy off polish/wax that is awesome for sending cars out onto the lot.



That to me would be the most efficent way to get them out on the lot. Seeing how your only gettin 10 a car. BC-2 i think you can get a gallon of the stuff for close to 20 bucks.



I wouldn't waste my time with any botique stuff, IE waterless wash,spray wax,etc. Just wash,clay, and quick hand coat of wax and your done.
 
At my labor rate I would have to wash and wax 6-1/2 cars and hour!!!!



That gives me 9 minutes each with 23 seconds to stand back and admire my work.
 
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